In this episode, I'm taking a hard look at the data available on the status of women in the legal profession in the United States. Statistics don't have to be boring because they tell stories - and these numbers say a lot. Has there been any progress made over the past decade for women in law and, if so, how much and in what areas? I give my thoughts on where we can go from here, both collectively and individually, and what I think are the leading issues facing us today.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:

• What is the '50/15/15' conundrum?
• The "challenge" issued by the National Association of Women Lawyers in 2006 to address promotion issues in the profession
• How law firms may be creating roles for women that are actually allowing us to go backward
• Why I believe participation in the Challenge decreased recently
• Women are paid less in other industries, but what does the data say for law firms?
• Proof that unconscious bias is happening when women don't have a seat at the table
• At the current rate of progress, here's when we'll meet the objectives of the Challenge
• How women of color have it worse in law firms today
• And, where we go from here

LINKS:

Episode #4: Don't Blame It on the Kids

http://www.nawl.org/

http://www.americanbar.org/groups/women/

http://www.nalp.org/

http://www.nawl.org/2015nawlsurvey (Downloadable pdf at end of page)

http://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/marketing/women/current_glance_statistics_january2017.authcheckdam.pdf

http://www.nalp.org/uploads/Membership/2016NALPReportonDiversityinUSLawFirms.pdf

http://brenebrown.com/

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